The Moon and Sixpence (Somerset Maugham - 1952)

It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is, in part, based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin

Condition - Some scuffing on edge of outer spine due to age